AITA for donating some winter coats to two cold little girls?
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I’m new to reddit but this situation is so confusing to me. Let me explain what happened. It’s gotten very very cold recently where I (46F) live in the midwest. My son (13M) has two friends, twin girls (13F) who moved here in September from California. They hang out at our house a lot, one more than the other.
Yesterday my oldest daughter (20F) is home for winter break. She came into the kitchen where I was and told me she doesn’t think the twins own good winter clothes. When I looked, one was in a hoodie and the other was wearing a jean jacket. My daughter asked me if we had any of her old clothes in the attic that we were maybe saving for my youngest, so we went up to look.
I found lots of nice clothes from when my oldest was younger. Some good quality coats, long sleeved shirts, even a solid pair of snow boots. I decided that the twins needed those clothes a lot more than my youngest who hasn’t grown into them yet; I can always buy her new things but these girls are poor. My son says they share one wardrobe already. My daughter took the clothes to the twins and told them they were theirs or we were going to throw them out. They’re pretty stubborn girls but they accepted the donation and seemed subtly overjoyed about it.
I expected that to be the end of it. Instead, this morning I heard knocking on my door. When I opened it, it was the twins stepdad. He had the box of clothes we sent home with them. He told me “we don’t take donations in this house” and to keep my nose out of his business. He acted like I had ruined his day and really put him out. I asked him if the twins had their own winter coats already that they just weren’t wearing, and he said that they’re tough, as if that means they don’t get cold. My husband says I should have expected that reaction. I tried to call their mother but couldn’t get ahold of her. AITA?
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